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A convicted sex offender who eluded law enforcement for two years was arrested Saturday at his aunt's home in Glendale for failing to follow conditions of his parole, police said. Juan Reyes, 27, had allegedly failed to register as a sex offender since Sept. 19, 2010, according to a U.S. Department of Justice database. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force found Reyes, who is homeless, about 10:14 p.m. at his aunt's home on the 1200 block of East California Avenue and immediately took him into custody, according to Glendale Police Department reports.

A registered sex offender from Glendora is accused of making harassing and obscene telephone calls to a Covina business associated with children, police said. Paul J. Cricks, 48, was arrested at a West Covina motel Wednesday, Covina police said. Police said they were summoned to the business, which they did not identify, after the owner received several graphic and sexual telephone calls. The caller's phone number was blocked at the time. Covina police said they put a trace on the business' phone, allowing them to capture the telephone number the next time a call came in. Detectives said they tracked the number to Cricks, whom a state website lists as a sex offender registered with Glendora Police Department.

A 71-year-old convicted sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in state prison for setting small fires outside two downtown storefronts because he reportedly wanted to “make Glendale more beautiful,” officials said. Gerald Harris pleaded no contest in January to one felony count of recklessly causing a fire to a structure, officials said. Harris, who has been convicted of arson twice, also has multiple convictions for trespassing, battery, vandalism, theft, public drunkenness and indecent exposure, according to Los Angeles County Superior court records.

Sex offender arrested in Glendale Galleria A Los Angeles man who allegedly took photos up a woman's skirt at the Glendale Galleria was booked Thursday on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender, police said Friday. Robert Shea Minton, 39, was arrested about 5:30 p.m. after a witness reported that he got on an escalator, placed his digital camera under a woman's skirt and looked at the camera's screen as if he had just snapped a picture, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

Amber Willard Glendale Police are searching for a man who reportedly did not register as a sex offender, as is required by state law. Michael Harold Burton, 23, is a convicted sex offender and because he is a transient, is required to register with law enforcement officials every three months. Transient sex offenders are also required to register within five days of their birthdays, police said. Burton is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds.

Paul M. Anderson GLENDALE -- Glendale police are looking for a 53-year-old man who failed to register with them as a convicted sex offender. Edubijes Carrillo is also wanted on an outstanding warrant for child annoyance, Glendale Police Sgt. Rick Young said. Carrillo, who is a known transient who has lived in Glendale in the past, is required by law to register as a sex offender each year with Glendale police or within five days of moving out of Glendale, Young said.

Jackson Bell A registered sex offender was arrested Thursday night at the Glendale Galleria for allegedly grabbing a 13-year-old girl and thrusting himself on her, police said. Lisandro Giovanni Advincula, 29, of Los Angeles was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14, Glendale Police Det. Matt Irvine said. Advincula is being held in Glendale City Jail on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Glendale Superior Court.

GLENDALE — The new year brings a host of new laws, including reduced penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana, making online and electronic impersonation a crime and banning all foods with artificial trans fats. Starting today, getting caught with less than an ounce of marijuana will no longer be a misdemeanor crime after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a measure that reduced the offense to an infraction punishable only by a $100 fine. Schwarzenegger stated reduced penalties for the offense because the judicial system "cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket.

A 71-year-old convicted arsonist was arrested Wednesday after allegedly burning napkins outside of In-N-Out on Brand Boulevard because he was “trying to have a good time,” police said Gerald Harris of Glendale was taken into custody about 11:19 p.m. on suspicion of committing arson after being convicted of the same crime twice before in the past 10 years, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records. Harris, a registered arsonist, was discharged on Dec. 7 from serving parole for the same offense, according to Glendale police officials.

Per Joshua Pelzer's News-Press article July 12, the subcommittee of the Rental Housing Issues Working Committee is proposing "options" for modification to the eviction ordinance. (Since the last set of "modifications" accepted by council, the term "just cause" should probably be dropped from the name of the ordinance.) What modifications to the current watered-down ordinance is the subcommittee now evaluating/proposing? Take a look, then ask some key questions and do some real critical thinking.

For the first time in four years, the overall crime rate increased slightly in Glendale last year, with a spike in the number of property offenses. While violent crimes - which include homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults - remained low last year, property crimes jumped and pushed up the overall crime rate by 3%, from 3,283 incidents in 2012 to 3,383 last year. Still, police expected violent crimes to stay down, which is in line with a nationwide reduction, Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro said Wednesday at a Community Police Partnership Advisory Committee meeting.

A homeless man who was convicted earlier this month for sexually harassing a 17-year-old Glendale girl was arrested again Wednesday on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender, police said. Adam Cartwright, 33, was sentenced Oct. 7 to five years of probation after pleading no contest to soliciting and engaging in a lewd act in public. He was also ordered to undergo a year of counseling for harassing the teen and ordered to stay away from her. Another condition of Cartwright's sentencing was that he had to register as a sex offender within five days of his release from police custody.

In response to Greg Christopherson's June 15 letter, "Najarian sends city up in smoke", I am equally as frustrated by the continued flaunting of Glendale's smoking ordinances. While we may find it easy to blame politicians, it is really up to each of us to help make our city smoke free. Each time you observe people smoking where it is prohibited, send an email to Armine Jimenez at ArJimenez@ci.glendale.ca.us. Include the name of the business and its address, along with the details of your observation.

A 36-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for kidnapping a Burbank woman in 2006 and raping her in a Glendale hotel room , officials said. Edward Nikolayan must also serve six to eight years concurrently for the additional charges of drugging, raping and assaulting the woman. “He treated her like a piece of meat,” Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Brook White said during Nikolayan's sentencing. “She could have died.” Nikolayan won't be eligible for parole for at least seven years and will be required to register as a sex offender.

A 71-year-old convicted sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in state prison for setting small fires outside two downtown storefronts because he reportedly wanted to “make Glendale more beautiful,” officials said. Gerald Harris pleaded no contest in January to one felony count of recklessly causing a fire to a structure, officials said. Harris, who has been convicted of arson twice, also has multiple convictions for trespassing, battery, vandalism, theft, public drunkenness and indecent exposure, according to Los Angeles County Superior court records.

Glendale police will be patrolling the city Saturday in search of motorists who are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The patrol is part of a larger, multiple-agency, anti-DUI crackdown known as the “Avoid the 100” with police participation from Glendale, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Burbank, San Marino, San Fernando, Los Angeles and the California Highway Patrol. Glendale police arrested nine motorists during a similar DUI patrol on Dec. 14 and stopped 70 vehicles.

A 71-year-old convicted arsonist was arrested Wednesday after allegedly burning napkins outside of In-N-Out on Brand Boulevard because he was “trying to have a good time,” police said Gerald Harris of Glendale was taken into custody about 11:19 p.m. on suspicion of committing arson after being convicted of the same crime twice before in the past 10 years, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records. Harris, a registered arsonist, was discharged on Dec. 7 from serving parole for the same offense, according to Glendale police officials.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department. 200 block of South Central Avenue A 48-year-old man was arrested Sept. 28 on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia, violating parole and on an outstanding warrant for possessing a controlled substance. 300 block of El Bonito Avenue A 65-year-old man was arrested Sept. 28 on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender. Waltonia Drive and Ocean Boulevard A 29-year-old man was arrested Sept.

A registered sex offender from Glendora is accused of making harassing and obscene telephone calls to a Covina business associated with children, police said. Paul J. Cricks, 48, was arrested at a West Covina motel Wednesday, Covina police said. Police said they were summoned to the business, which they did not identify, after the owner received several graphic and sexual telephone calls. The caller's phone number was blocked at the time. Covina police said they put a trace on the business' phone, allowing them to capture the telephone number the next time a call came in. Detectives said they tracked the number to Cricks, whom a state website lists as a sex offender registered with Glendora Police Department.

A 21-year-old man who prompted an extensive police search after a robbery at Sears last week was arrested Monday after trying to steal jeans and shoes from Target, police said. Personnel from Target's loss prevention spotted the man, Jairo Ramirez - whom they recognized from previous thefts and a robbery - in the store Monday morning trying to steal $159 worth of merchandise, said Glendale Police Sgt. York Tsuruta of the Downtown Policing Unit. Target personnel immediately notified Glendale police, who surrounded the store's exits and arrested him. Ramirez “is a chronic offender for shoplifting,” he said.